Milkweed (Hardcover)

from mfink1

This story is about an orphan boy who lives in Warsaw who steals food for the other orphans and himself. He sees the Nazis' come with their big boots and torture the Jews and Gypsies, which he considers himself both. While he sees these Nazis and their horrible way, he wishes nothing more to be o...

from mrsdwilliams

Milkweed takes place in Warsaw during WWII, when the Nazis are rounding up Jews, first herding them into a ghetto and finally deprting them to concentration camps. An orphan who has survived on the streets for as long as he can remember thinks his name is Stopthief, as that is what people call af...

from dccab73

This is an awesome book that gives great insight to the Holocaust. It is from the perspective of a young orphaned boy growing up Warsaw, Poland. The story details what it is like for the boy, named Misha on the streets in Warsaw at the start of the war until the end. It was very sad and dishearte...

from skstiles612

The year is 1939 and the Nazis' have marched into Warsaw, Poland. It is a period when orphans must steal to survive. This is the story of a nameless boy who only knows his name as Stopthief. When he runs into another thief and orphan Uri he is taken under Uri's wing. Uri sees him as senseless. He...

from nm.spring08.dgarcia

Milkweed is a really interesting book I have enjoyed reading it. I really like this book because it has shown me a lot about the past and how others suffer. I also like how the Characters In the book are so honest and smart. I believe that if I would have lived back in that time I would have neve...